Archive for April 5th, 2016

The exhibition tells the public the history of one hundred years of the School of Library Science in Catalonia since the founding moment with Prat de la Riba and the conception of Eugeni d’Ors, his defining moment in the Commonwealth of Catalonia, their stages of continuity in both military dictatorships, to its positioning in the educational landscape of democracy. Nonetheless, its main idea is to convey the ability to renew of this profession and therefore their educational environment within the context of the University of Barcelona, being today a dynamic and future focused profession, linked to the many changes that occur around books and records management.

A unique 55 meter high building near the cottage Slaměnka at Dolni Morava, Czech Republic.

Sky walk is located very close to the cottage Slaměnka, at the top station of chair lift Sněžník, at an altitude of 1,116 meters above sea level. Its height is 55 meters and the summit can be easily reached along a wooden path with strollers and wheelchairs. More adventurous visitors can use unique 101 m long stainless slider with windows.

Villa N is a single-family residential building of ca.210mq situated in the hills overlooking the Gulf of Imperia.

The villa plays with the cultural landscape of the Ligurian terraces becoming part of it.

The natural stone facades have large openings facing the valley and the sea.

The villa is composed of two half subterranean volumes arranged on a single floor, following the morphology of the ground and creating a noble central entrance which leads one side to the large open space living with dining area and kitchen and to the other are 5 bedrooms which all benefit from a private outside space and views over the sea. The sun deck situated in front of the living room opens up to the 4x14m infinity swimming pool overlooking the magnificent valley. The corridor and service areas are all naturally illuminated by large openable skylights.The Villa incorporates a pantry, laundry, storage rooms, technical service rooms and external storage in the garage with 2 parking spaces.

The new Nordhavn district is taking shape fast, and, having won the international Nordhavn Islands project competition, C.F. Møller Landscape will now create one of the first and most unique projects in, on and under the water in the quarter.

The assignment was to reform and expand a property (housing) with protection value grade 3 (low) within the buildings listed as national heritage for its architectural value in the historical process of the city, changing its destination housing offices, thus resolving the installation of the new headquarters of the PUBLICIS IMPETU MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY.

The House Manaus was created from a single family dwelling study in Manaus AM, Brazil. Proposing a project that had the best sunshine on level ground. The solution was to create single block with indoor facing the best adaptations of sunshine and ventilation of the area.

Yulie Wollman Architects is a boutique firm, specializing on the design of houses, apartments in skyscrapers and workspaces in offices, operating from a design conception which emphasizes the architectural structure and the human aspect in space. The design approach typical for the firm’s projects drives to achieve perfection, relying primarily on the carefully balanced composition of materials and attention to all details, small and big alike.

The sophistication of interior design trends is the wisdom to smartly adopt them in combination with vision and imagination.

At the end of 2014, in collaboration with contractor Somass, lab03 won the competition for a new visitor centre next to the historical castle Assumburg in Heemskerk (The Netherlands). The new centre became necessary following the reconstruction of the historical castle garden and the subsequent increase in the number of visitors. The building accommodates a general reception area, an office for the volunteers and a workshop. Construction was completed at the end of 2015.

On this project, the shape of the plot itself gives form to the spaces, the volumes and the composition of the building.

The internal spaces go changing throughout the day, depending upon where the light reflects on the white surfaces.

By setting back the façade, an open space is created in front of the house containing the solarium and swimming pool, with a roofed terrace and a continuous glass wall highlighting the entrance and connecting the inside and outside of the home.